ꯃꯈꯜ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛ
Green chromide (Etroplus suratensis)
ꯐꯣꯇꯣ: Peter Corbett · CC BY 2.0 Wikimedia Commons ꯒꯤ ꯈꯨꯠꯊꯥꯡꯗ

Green chromide

Etroplus suratensis · Cichlidae

Pearlspot, Karimeen ꯍꯥꯏꯅꯁꯨ ꯈꯪꯅꯩ

ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

Kerala's karimeen: a large, striped native cichlid for big brackish tanks.

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ
380 L (100 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
22–30 °C (72–86 °F)
pH
7–8.5
ꯑꯍꯜ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
30 cm (11.8 in)
ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨꯒꯤ ꯁꯥꯏꯖ
2+

ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯃꯊꯧ ꯇꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ

ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ
380 L (100 US gal)
ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ
22–30 °C (72–86 °F)
pH
7–8.5
ꯍꯥꯔ꯭ꯗꯅꯦꯁ
10–30 dGH
ꯍꯤꯡꯕꯒꯤ ꯃꯇꯝ
ꯆꯍꯤ 6–10
ꯗꯥꯏꯑꯦꯠ
Omnivore — pellets, greens, frozen foods.
ꯀꯦꯌꯔ ꯊꯥꯛ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ

ꯍꯧꯔꯛꯐꯝ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯂꯩꯐꯝ

ꯂꯃꯦꯟ ꯂꯃꯗꯝ
Peninsular India and Sri Lanka
ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ
ꯊꯨꯃꯥꯟꯕ ꯏꯁꯤꯡ
ꯕꯥꯌꯣꯇꯣꯞ
Backwaters and estuarine lagoons
ꯃꯍꯧꯁꯥꯒꯤ ꯐꯤꯚꯝ
Hard water with a little salt; large open volume.

ꯑꯆꯠ-ꯑꯆꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯁ꯭ꯇꯣꯀꯤꯡ

ꯃꯒꯨꯟ-ꯁꯥꯒꯣꯟ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯅ ꯁꯥꯊꯤꯕ
ꯑꯄꯤꯛꯄ ꯀꯥꯡꯕꯨ
ꯉꯥ 2
ꯏꯔꯣꯏꯕ
ꯊꯥꛛ ꯄꯨꯝꯅꯃꯛꯇ
ꯑꯐꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯃꯔꯨꯞꯁꯤꯡ
Orange chromide
Mono argentus
Large mollies
ꯊꯣꯏꯗꯣꯛꯎ
Small fish
Small tanks

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯃꯤꯔꯣꯜ ꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ

ꯃꯆꯥ ꯄꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯒꯤ ꯑꯋꯥꯕ
ꯃꯌꯥꯏ ꯑꯣꯏꯕ
ꯑꯃꯦꯝ-ꯑꯄꯥ ꯈꯦꯠꯅꯕ
Males grow larger and darker when breeding.
ꯅꯣꯠꯁꯤꯡ
Pairs guard eggs on a hard surface.
ꯇꯣꯏꯅ ꯊꯣꯛꯄ ꯑꯅꯥꯕꯁꯤꯡ
Ich
Bacterial infection in poor water
ꯃꯁꯤ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯇ ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯒꯕ꯭ꯔꯥ?

ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ AquaLog ꯅ Green chromide ꯕꯨ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯅ ꯌꯦꯡꯁꯤꯟꯕ ꯇꯦꯡꯛ ꯈꯨꯗꯤꯡꯃꯛꯒ — ꯚꯣꯂ꯭ꯌꯨꯝ, ꯏꯁꯤꯡꯒꯤ ꯃꯈꯜ, ꯑꯁꯥ-ꯑꯑꯦꯡ ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡ pH — ꯆꯥꯟꯅꯕ ꯌꯦꯡꯒꯅꯤ, ꯑꯃꯗꯤ ꯇꯥꯞ ꯑꯃꯈꯛꯇꯗ ꯅꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤ ꯉꯥꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯤꯡꯗ ꯍꯥꯞꯆꯤꯟꯒꯅꯤ꯫

ꯑꯩꯒꯤ ꯇꯦꯡꯛꯁꯤꯡ ꯌꯦꯡꯅꯕ ꯁꯥꯏꯟ ꯏꯟ ꯇꯧꯕꯤꯌꯨ

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